May

Six recent Carnegie Mellon University graduates have received grants to research, study and teach across three continents through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. In addition, a rising sophomore has been selected to participate in the U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission's Queens University Belfast Summer Institute.MORE

Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering will host seven top journalists June 2-4 at the seventh annual Information Technology Media Fellowship. The fellowship enables leading technology and science reporters to deepen their understanding of emerging technologies.MORE

Developmental biologists at Carnegie Mellon University have identified the gene regulatory networks responsible for the creation and organization of neurons in starfish. The findings, published in an early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, provide a better understanding of how genes are regulated in order to form complex patterns of neurons.MORE

Carnegie Mellon University's Gabriela Hug will receive the Outstanding Young Engineer Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Power and Energy Society July 23 in Vancouver, British Columbia.MORE

Carnegie Mellon University has named Lorenz (Larry) T. Biegler, a University Professor and the Bayer Professor of Chemical Engineering, as the new head of its Chemical Engineering Department, effective Nov. 1. He succeeds Andrew J. Gellman, who has been department head since 2003.MORE

Klepper, who joined the CMU faculty in 1980, studied the evolution of industries, particularly the role new companies play in innovation and economic growth. His introductory undergraduate economics class was famously dubbed "Kleppernomics" and was known to breathe life into the subject matter through spirited debate.MORE

Students preparing for final exams might want to wait before pulling an all-night cram session — at least as far as their neurons are concerned. Carnegie Mellon neuroscientists have discovered a new intermediate phase in neuronal development during which repeated exposure to a stimulus shrinks synapses. MORE

In light of Brad Pitt's recent announcement attributing his poor memory to prosopagnosia, or face blindness, Carnegie Mellon University extends an invitation to the actor to have his brain imaged and examined by renowned neuroscientist, Marlene Behrmann.MORE

Anmol Misra and Abhishek Dubey, who earned master's degrees at CMU's INI, have written a comprehensive book about security challenges facing Android, one of the leading platforms for smartphones and tablet use. In their book, "Android Security: Attacks and Defenses," the authors explain how attackers can get control of your smartphone.MORE

Carnegie Mellon University has joined Clemson University and five other university partners to launch the Institute for African-American Mentoring in Computing Science, a U.S. resource for increasing African-American participation in computing.MORE

Webster comes to Carnegie Mellon from John Wiley and Sons, where he was director of academic relations and strategy. He was formerly dean of libraries and university librarian at the University of Queensland in Australia, one of the largest libraries in the southern hemisphere.MORE

Carnegie Mellon University is honored to present President Jared L. Cohon and alumnus Aron Ralston as keynote speakers for its 116th commencement ceremony, at 11 a.m., Sunday, May 19 in Gesling Stadium.MORE

Carnegie Mellon researchers, led by University Professor Stephen Fienberg, will help them develop better methods for estimating the number of unreported cases. They also will help advance methods for merging datasets collected in human rights emergencies.MORE

The entrepreneurial ecosystem at Carnegie Mellon University generates an average of 15-20 new companies each year, introducing new products, services and technology into the marketplace. In celebration of these ongoing achievements and bringing the entrepreneurship and venture capital communities together, the Carnegie Mellon Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has created Launch|CMU, a new semiannual event that will showcase technology, cutting-edge research and some of the most promising startup companies.MORE

Moderated by M. Granger Morgan, director of CMU's Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, the panel features: Joshua Bordin, a process safety engineer at Siemens Gas and Oil Division; Gabriella Gonzalez, a social scientist at the Rand Corp.; Amul D. Tevar, a fellow at the U.S. Department of Energy; Dave Vaglia, a principal engineer at Westinghouse Electric (Nuclear); and Jay Whitacre, CTO of Aquion Energy Inc. and a professor of materials science and engineering and engineering and public policy at CMU. MORE

Carnegie Mellon University's Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation released a new policymaker guide that provides recommendations for incorporating more variable energy resources — like wind — into the U.S. energy grid. The guide was released today at a Capitol Hill policy briefing.MORE

Students will showcase a smorgasbord of new foods at a final presentation for a new course called “Culinary Mechanics.” The innovative ideas include an on-the-go pancake with syrup, a cheesecake with nuts used to replace the cream cheese, and a three-course, egg-like meal. The demonstration will be held from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m., Monday, May 13. MORE

Members of the public can now easily explore almost 30 years of Earth imagery from NASA's Landsat through TIME Magazine's new Timelapse project. The project is a collaborative effort between TIME, Google, NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, with the assistance of Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute.MORE

Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is creating a new educational experience through the launch of a technology-enhanced hybrid platform to permit students to earn a master's of science in ECE.MORE

Lowry Burgess, who is considered to be among the pioneers of space art, said the ISAW4 focuses on the arts in outer space and the challenges humans face in their attempt to occupy other parts of the solar system.MORE

Some of the novel design prototypes include a manually powered blood pressure cuff for use in underdeveloped nations where economic medical equipment is non-existent, a bacterial resistant tracheostomy tube to reduce bacterial infections and a device called a Scotty Dock that is a cheaper mechanical and electrical system attachment for wheelchair users. These and more will be on display from 1 to 3 p.m., Friday, May 10 in CMU's University Center.MORE

An international group of researchers, including Carnegie Mellon's Ryan Sullivan, is studying the chemistry of sea spray aerosols, which can impact cloud formation and climate. Their findings are published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.MORE

A robot can struggle to discover objects in its surroundings when it relies on computer vision alone. But by taking advantage of all of the information available to it - an object's location, size, shape and even whether it can be lifted - a robot can continually discover and refine its understanding of objects, say researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute.MORE

"People under high stress can foster better problem-solving simply by taking a moment beforehand to think about something that is important to them," said Assistant Professor of Psychology J. David Creswell. "It's an easy-to-use and portable strategy you can roll out before you enter that high pressure performance situation."MORE

Warren M. Garrison Jr., a professor of materials science and engineering, has developed a new ultra-strength steel of high fracture toughness that is significantly less expensive to manufacture because it contains no cobalt and only a relatively small amount of nickel.MORE

Carnegie Mellon University's Scott Institute for Energy Innovation will host a policy briefing about how to manage renewable energy sources like wind and solar power at 12:30 p.m., Friday, May 10 in Washington, D.C.MORE

The exhibit, "See For Yourself," will feature robots that interpret poetry, the electronic innards of toys and low-cost sensors that count the pollution particles in the air. The exhibit will be on display through May 31 at the gallery in Garfield.MORE

John C. Reynolds, a long-time Computer Science Department professor known for his incisive work on the logical foundations of programs and programming languages and for his mentoring of students and junior faculty members, died April 28 of cancer and congestive heart disease. He was 77.MORE

Seven alumni of Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama have been nominated for the 67th Annual Tony Awards. This year's awards ceremony is June 9 in New York City's Radio City Music Hall. The ceremony will be broadcast on CBS.MORE